Facebook has revealed it removed 17 Egypt-based accounts, six pages and three Instagram accounts that targeted Ethiopia, Sudan, and Turkey.
About $525,000 was spent on Facebook and Instagram advertising alone by Bee Interactive and was paid for in US dollars and Egyptian pounds. The accounts were said to have become active in the summer of 2020, with activity being posted in Amharic, Arabic and Turkish related to news and political events in the countries they targeted.Much of the commentary was positive about the Egyptian government and Israel-Sudan relations, while criticism of Turkish foreign policy and Ethiopia’s mega dam project were also amplified.
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